| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Wilkens | 37-27 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Bible | 37-29 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jurica Cywinski | 40-29 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zoltek - foul #3 on Ivan Zoltek, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG) Ivan Zoltek | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:38 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Broderick Shiflett | 40-32 |
| 18:25 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Robert Stewart snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:10 | Temple | Phillip Giddings misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Donald Bible can't throw it down | 40-32 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Robert Stewart pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Phillip Giddings and he's fouled by Branko Zacherl - foul #2 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Gene Pavone (SG), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Thomas Wilkens, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Johnny Williams (PF) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Brandon Simmons | |
| 17:35 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | James Wilson is hacked by Phillip Giddings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Giddings, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), David Moore (SG) Phillip Giddings, Jurica Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Jessie Williams's floater is tipped away by John Daniel | 43-32 |
| 17:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Edward Burnside | 43-32 |
| 17:12 | Temple | Gene Pavone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | James Wilson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 43-32 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Harry Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Gene Pavone blows the layup but he's fouled by Liang Hong - foul #1 on Liang Hong, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF) Broderick Shiflett | |
| 16:36 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Harry Lam takes the ball from Jessie Williams in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Harry Lam is fouled on the floor by Johnny Williams - foul #2 on Johnny Williams, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Wilkens (SG), Robert Stewart (C) David Moore, Harry Lam | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:09 | Temple | John Daniel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gene Pavone | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the floater from the left wing set up by Liang Hong | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Pavone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brandon Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Temple | John Daniel drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 50-34 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is called for traveling | 50-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG), David Moore (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Harry Lam (C) Edward Burnside, Thomas Wilkens, Gene Pavone, John Daniel, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 14:46 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Bible - foul #2 on Donald Bible, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Jason Boese is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jessie Williams | 52-37 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Zoltek | 54-37 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Jessie Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 13:24 | Temple | David Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Zoltek | 57-40 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Harry Lam - foul #1 on Harry Lam, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Thomas Wilkens (SG), Gene Pavone (SF), Robert Stewart (C) Ivan Zoltek, David Moore, Jurica Cywinski, Harry Lam | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Donald Bible, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jason Boese makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Williams | 57-41 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | James Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Temple | John Daniel (PF) Timothy Flynn | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Gene Pavone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG) Phillip Giddings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Brandon Simmons (PF) Branko Zacherl, Jason Boese | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gene Pavone - foul #3 on Gene Pavone, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Johnny Williams | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:36 | Temple | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Pavone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Temple | Robert Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Broderick Shiflett - foul #2 on Broderick Shiflett, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| 11:27 | Temple | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:27 | Temple | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Thomas Wilkens steps in front of the Brandon Simmons pass in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:03 | Temple | Ivan Zoltek hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Robert Stewart tips it home | 61-42 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Jessie Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF) Thomas Wilkens, Gene Pavone, John Daniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF) Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons | |
| 10:26 | Temple | Timothy Flynn is whistled for a carry | 61-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG) Ivan Zoltek | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG) Branko Zacherl | |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Jason Boese's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stewart | 61-42 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:48 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-42 |
| 09:47 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Flynn | 61-42 |
| 09:24 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski misses the runner in the lane | 61-42 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Jason Boese pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Jason Boese grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Jason Boese lays it up and in and the foul's on Timothy Flynn - foul #1 on Timothy Flynn, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG), Thomas Wilkens (SG), Gene Pavone (SF), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Phillip Giddings, Dikembe Akiyama, Jurica Cywinski, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Donald Bible, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses the free throw | 61-44 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Williams | 61-44 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | James Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Liang Hong | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:30 | Temple | Ivan Zoltek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gene Pavone and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF) Jason Boese | |
| 08:30 | Temple | Ivan Zoltek misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Johnny Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Harry Lam is called for the reach on Brandon Simmons - foul #2 on Harry Lam, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG) James Wilson | |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Johnny Williams tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:32 | Temple | Ivan Zoltek banks in the layup set up by Harry Lam | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Pavone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Harry Lam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl blows the dunk | 65-48 |
| 07:13 | Temple | John Daniel gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:44 | Temple | John Daniel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-48 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Jessie Williams gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Harry Lam grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Gene Pavone is fouled on the floor by Jessie Williams - foul #1 on Jessie Williams, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Ivan Zoltek, Thomas Wilkens, John Daniel, Harry Lam | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Jessie Williams, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 06:31 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Jason Boese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 67-48 |
| 06:20 | Temple | Gene Pavone grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 05:52 | Temple | Phillip Giddings comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Jurica Cywinski | 67-48 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 69-48 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-48 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Jason Boese tips it back up and in | 69-50 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Gene Pavone makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Giddings | 72-50 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | James Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Bible - foul #3 on Donald Bible, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), David Moore (SG), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Phillip Giddings, Gene Pavone, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 04:10 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the shot from the free throw line set up by James Wilson | 74-54 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Harry Lam makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Edward Burnside | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Harry Lam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-54 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Johnny Williams grabs the offensive board | 76-54 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons is fouled on the floor by John Daniel - foul #1 on John Daniel, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (SG) Jurica Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 03:15 | Temple | John Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 76-55 |
| 03:13 | Temple | David Moore is fouled in the backcourt by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 76-55 |
| 03:13 | Temple | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 03:13 | Temple | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | David Moore is called for the reach on James Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #8 | 78-55 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Daniel | 78-55 |
| 02:56 | Temple | John Daniel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Simmons - foul #2 on Brandon Simmons, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| 02:56 | Temple | John Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:56 | Temple | John Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 79-55 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Liang Hong snags the offensive board | 79-55 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | James Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 79-55 |
| 02:23 | Temple | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:01 | Temple | John Daniel hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Moore | 81-55 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | David Moore is called for the reach on Jessie Williams - foul #3 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 81-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Gene Pavone (SG) David Moore, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Edward Burnside is fouled on the floor by Johnny Williams - foul #3 on Johnny Williams, team foul #11 | 81-57 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Edward Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Edward Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Edward Burnside steals the ball from Jessie Williams | 83-57 |
| 00:40 | Temple | John Daniel comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 83-57 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons pulls down the rebound | 83-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Liang Hong misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gene Pavone - foul #4 on Gene Pavone, team foul #10 | 83-57 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the 1st free throw | 83-58 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Temple | Phillip Giddings is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 83-59 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Phillip Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 84-59 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Phillip Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 85-59 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Wilson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 85-59 |